The day started very early for me. I woke up at 4:30, breakfast, time to get everything in the trunk, my eyes misted with sleep and I hopped behind the wheel, no one on the road, a happiness in which I strongly yawned. A short stop by Max Lemaire's. We discovered each other for the first time and we got along very naturally. The next 2 hours of drive went quickly as we shared our mutual experience and laughed a good deal!

Once arrived, we stretched our legs and arms more than ever! It was about time! The Belgian roads hit us hardly and we freaked out hoping that nothing got broken in our boxes (he having a wooden profesionnal box, me a lousy shoe box!) Not waiting any longer we headed to the contesters' tables to get our small papers. I then discovered how big this show was. Models everywhere, so many that I couldn't decided on where to place my Flakpanzer and my Jagdtiger. Ok, here will be fine... My Sd.Kfz 232 naturally found a place. The day could finally start!

Things got fast right after that! Meeting Thierry, then Dominique, then Jean-Charles and then Laurent. Attending Michael Rinaldi's demo... Not too fast, please!

I had so much fun seeing Thierry again and getting to know Max, Dom, JC and Laurent! Really this day wouldn't have been as great if we hadn't talked and laughed so much! Add some drinks (Coke or beer, you choose, but behave) and the day was a total success. I was already happy to be there, but with such friends, I couldn't hope for anything better... Still...

I really loved Michael's demos. I finally got to see his moves, the speed with which he works and most of all the personality of this young man! I wasn't disappointed at all... He is as available and kind as his books, ne refusing any question. What I liked most was certainly the way he works: accurate, Michael takes time to study his subject, and it's the model that dictates the path to take, his moves are thought and precise and, really, he doesn't rush to get the effects he's looking for. This comforted me in my own practice. Here is the power of this works, there right before our eyes... We talked a bit together, by the end of the afternoon and I really enjoyed his presence!

Adam Wilder was there too! Very nice demo! I couldn't stay very long for there were many people around him, but Adam still managed to present us his last products. His technique is flawless and that worth it! When the prizes were given, the winner of the Junior category was lucky to get some Wilder products! Adam was generous!

Our heads in the sky, the tiredness coming up for good, Max and I were driving back! Then, alone on the road, I was thinking about this day quietly remembering, with a slight smile, the uncountable number of pictures that got tattooed on in my brain! Thank you all!